Summer weather moderated a little this morning as I started the bike ride at 8:39 AM. It felt a little cooler and I got about a 1/10″ of rain yesterday evening which I hoped helped my yard plants. I decided to not try to ride a fourth 40+ day and chose my “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route riding my Cervelo Caledonia bike. I estimated the ride would be 34 or 35 miles but i added a circle in Elm Grove Village early in the ride and ended up at 37.35 miles. I rode this route 6 times in 2022 so far. I didn’t realize this route distance was not out of the ordinary. It has been over a month since I last biked this route. I thought it was not that long ago. There were some changes in Tavola on Aragoste Parkway as workers added some streets to the east for more homes. On the west side of US59 south of Roman Forest Blvd. earth moving equipment was clearing land after a long time of no activity.

With today’s miles the week totals 165.38 which puts a 200+ mile in reach with 2 more riding days left. I need 233.5 miles to reach my 800 mile goal for June.

I decided to wear a new jersey today after breaking in 2 pairs of new gloves on previous bike rides this week. I retired a jersey to keep my clothes inventory in check.

Not sure what the dog status was at Rock Creek and Northpark I avoided there. Maybe another ride I will go there when I am riding north on the opposite side of the street where the dogs hang out.

Starting at 8:39 and finishing at 11:41 allowed me to avoid the hottest part of the day. Weather conditions: start 83 (humidity 82%, dew point 77), partly cloudy, wind N 0 mph; finish 88 (humidity 58%, dew point 72), partly cloudy, wind N 0 mph. Wind was not much of an issue today.

AXS.SRAM.com ride report shows the total moving time was 2:46:30 and I spent 1:56:49 pedaling the 35×13 gears. That was 27.7 miles in those gears with 25 RD shifts spread over the ride.